M6 Northbound Southwaite Services to jct 42 Hard shoulder closure (482/0 to 483/1)

Planned

M6 Northbound Southwaite Services to jct 42 Hard shoulder closure (482/0 to 483/1)

Start time
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 8:00 AM
Expected end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 4:00 PM
Duration
8 hours
Road
M6 – M6 Northbound Between J41 And J42
Category
Authority Operation
Direction
Northbound
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Reason
Other
Live incident
Active roadworks
Planned
Cleared
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First published
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:02 AM
Last updated
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 2:21 AM
Cleared
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 4:00 PM
  • Latest update: M6 Northbound Southwaite Services to jct 42 Hard shoulder closure (482/0 to 483/1)
Coordinates
54.842087, -2.886217
Latitude span
54.837863 – 54.847456
Longitude span
-2.888176 – -2.882882
Bounding box centre
54.842659, -2.885529
Location descriptions
  • M6 northbound between J41 and J42
Feed validity status
Planned
Overall feed start
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 8:00 AM
Overall feed end
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 4:00 PM
Feed window length
8 hours
Probability code (raw)
probable
Compliance option (raw)
mandatory
Source identification (raw)
roadworks
Management type value
other
Contra-flow flag (raw)
false
Width restriction flag (raw)
false
Height restriction flag (raw)
false
Weight restriction flag (raw)
false

Segment 1

7 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J41 and J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End2
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{3B9413D1-3437-41AC-8AD2-3063E26AA7F9}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
631 m
To Distance
981 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.837863 -2.888176
54.838244 -2.888047
54.838561 -2.88793
54.839118 -2.887724
54.839541 -2.887546
54.839965 -2.887369
54.840921 -2.886954

Segment 2

5 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J41 and J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start2 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{94669C13-6401-4DAC-940B-713A3E11634F}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
145 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.840921 -2.886954
54.841579 -2.886657
54.841967 -2.886463
54.842168 -2.886364
54.842181 -2.886358

Segment 3

10 coordinate pairs
Description
M6 northbound between J41 and J42
Carriageway
Dual Carriageway
Lane Usage
Lh
Lane Number
0
Lane Status
Closed
Lane Direction
Aligned
Lanes Restricted
0 lanes restricted
Operational Lanes
4 operational lanes
Direction On Section
North Bound
Direction Relative
Aligned
Height Grade
Start1 End1
Linear Element Road
M6
Linear Element Model
The Network Model
Linear Element Id
{11626500-AF9A-44EB-9FAA-EA0A5D0FAD2E}
Linear Element Type
A Carriageway
From Distance
0 m
To Distance
628 m
Gml Srs Name
EPSG::4326
Gml Srs Dimension
2
Raw coordinate list
54.842181 -2.886358
54.84221 -2.886343
54.842499 -2.886178
54.84295 -2.885908
54.843916 -2.885322
54.844675 -2.88484
54.844906 -2.884676
54.844914 -2.884671
54.847177 -2.883057
54.847456 -2.882882
Geometry type
MultiLineString
Geometry points
22
First coordinate pair
-2.888176, 54.837863
Road section segments
1
Road section points
22
View geometry JSON
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View road section coordinates
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Cause type
Authority Operation
Detailed cause
Other
Compliance
Mandatory
Probability
Probable
Validity status
Planned
Road management
Other
Feed provider
National Highways
Data source
Roadworks
Feed version
1
Record created
Thu, Sep 24, 2026 9:02 AM
Record versioned
Wed, Nov 4, 2026 2:21 AM
Coordinate source
Geometry

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